refer
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Because the interaction would operate only within the dark matter sector, researchers refer to it as a "dark force."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Economists refer to these events as “shocks” that can be sudden and unpredictable, but don’t tend to raise inflation in the long run.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The center doesn’t refer to its patient as Jackie, but as “26-519,” noting in another post that regulations prohibit it from publicly referring to its charges by names.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Current clauses may refer to 'severe' or 'extreme' weather, but the definitions for these can vary and currently no providers go as far as to specify criteria such as maximum temperatures."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Already, he had heard the locals refer to it as the Newsless Courier, and he had immediately adapted the bastardized version as his own.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Once refined to improve its purity, the extracted gold is used to make jewellery for the Royal Mint's "886" brand, which refers to the date the institution was founded.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
One of the difficulties in compiling this report was the analysis suffers from what the team refers to as the “omitted variables problem.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
High-beta refers to stocks with higher volatility than the market as a whole, therefore riskier, but which also offer the potential for higher returns.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Terminal lucidity refers to an unexpected return of mental clarity shortly before death, sometimes in people who had severe dementia or other conditions that had left them unable to communicate normally.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The following information is classified, as it refers to a location that handles several million very well-kept secrets.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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Mukunda referred in an email this week to the new AI-enhanced version of Siri, the virtual assistant built into Apple’s operating systems.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Former England defender Gary Neville echoed the thoughts of many when he referred to it as "pure greed".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
In one exhibit, 1492-1776 is referred to as the period of “Unsettling the Continent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A computing power capacity of one gigawatt is often referred to as "hyperscale".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Articles referred to treaty making with Indigenous nations, and “Indians” were mentioned twice.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Meanwhile, there is also “plenty of upside tied to the pending AI ramp,” Curtis said, referring to the rollout of AMD’s first-ever rack-scale solution, Helios.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“They basically prefer stability over everything else,” Citrinowicz said, referring to Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Initially, the plan was to climb just G2," he wrote, referring to Gasherbrum II, another peak in the Karakoram mountain range.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Technically, that can be an excess benefit transaction on its own,” Hackney said, referring to the IRS category that triggers taxes on compensation paid to nonprofit insiders above fair market value.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
It occurs to me that I might have been wrong about the members of the “us” Owen was referring to back at school.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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